Originally Posted by
WatchingThemGrow
Can you tell me some other shows that would be good for the 10-13 set?
* Waitress (some thematic elements are a bit mature, but I think they may fly over your youngest's head; my 9-year-old listens to the OBCR with me all the time)
* Wicked
* Come From Away (with caveat that it's an excellent show, but I have a lot of trouble with the cast recording because I'm immediately back in my office on 11 September 2001 during certain songs)
* Oklahoma! (won the Tonys for Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical and Best Revival of a Musical, so tickets might be hard; I hear the chili & cornbread are to die for, though!)
* Beautiful (borderline as far as interest - it's a biographical story, so might be a bit slow for your youngest, but the music is amazing)
* Phantom of the Opera (caveat: there are some spooky themes & effects, but nothing inappropriate)
There are also the Disney shows (Aladdin, The Lion King, and Frozen, but IDK if those would feel babyish for your eldest - for reference, I took my sister to Beauty and the Beast in 2004 and we both absolutely LOVED it, and I'm usually skeptical of Big Disney, so YMMV)
I am on the fence about recommending Beetlejuice, mostly because I loved the film and I kind of hate Alex Brightman (he plays the Ghost With the Most, but every time I saw him in local interviews for his last show, he came off as arrogant and obnoxious, which rubbed me the absolute wrong way), but I'm not sure how much worse than the film it could be - most of the innuendoes flew WAY over my head the first 15 times I saw it. (I was actually in college before I realized how many there were!)
I want to mention Dear Evan Hansen, but because its premised on a death by suicide and there are mentions of drug use, I think you should read a synopsis before deciding if it's something you'd take your kids to - the 13-year-old might be fine, but I would want to be really sure my
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Liz
DD (3/2010)
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